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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of Somalia, bids farewell to Ambassador Fei Shengchao, praising his contributions to China-Somali historic relations.

[U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa] The United States launched a new program that will engage Ethiopian communities in health-related decision-making, to improve knowledge and understanding of their rights, available services, and fee structures, so that they can manage their own health. The $35 million dollar project is designed to ensure that all community members, including the most marginalized, have access to Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent services by enhancing services in private and independent health

[U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa] Religious leaders from the wide range of Ethiopian faith groups play a crucial role in promoting peace, unity, and harmony. On March 26, U.S. Ambassador Ervin Massinga hosted an interfaith iftar dinner at his residence to bring together faith leaders from Ethiopia's different religious groups to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta -- Madam Davidetta Brown Lansanah, the head of the National Election Commission (NEC), has announced that they are ready to conduct peaceful by-elections in Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties.

[FrontPageAfrica] Chio Town -- Aaron Harris, an injured person from the Chio Town mudslide who was being treated at the John F. Kennedy Hospital in Monrovia, was confirmed dead on Sunday morning by authorities. This brings the number of casualties to 11. Apart from the initial ten individuals who were discovered and confirmed dead by authorities following Monday night's mudslide at an abandoned mine in Chio Town, there were approximately seven critically wounded, including Harris, who were taken to different hospitals and herbalists.

[New Dawn] Following our editorial of Friday, March 28, 2024, captioned "CBL brought the panic on Liberians," the NEW DAWN has gathered reliably that authorities of the Central Bank of Liberia are reconsidering the March 31, 2024, deadline previously set for the withdrawal of old bank notes (legacy currency) and coins from circulation, and are now seeking approval from President Boakai for a 45-days' extension of the exercise across the country.

[New Dawn] The former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change is not happy with the Boakai administration and writes the Speaker, the United States Embassy and other foreign missions near Monrovia, citing alleged violations.

[Namibian] Following an intense elective congress over the weekend at Otjiwarongo, the Namibia Exile Kids Association (Neka) has elected new leadership in defiance of Swapo's advice to halt the election amid allegations of infighting among candidates.

[Liberian Observer] Liberia's agriculture minister, Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah said the country was able to increase rice production last year by 53 percent.

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[DW] Between 1904 and 1908, Germany's colonial forces reacted to a rebellion by Ovaherero and Nama people in Namibia with brutal violence and prison camps. The trauma and political repercussion remain unresolved.

[SAPS] POLOKWANE -- Thohoyandou Police have launched a massive manhunt following the tragic murder of a 45-year-old woman by her husband during a church service sermon at Makonde Shadani village on Saturday, 30 March 2024, at about 18:00.

[Premium Times] He is the first-ever Nigerian to attain such a feat.

[FrontPageAfrica] Kinjor -- As a means of empowerment, Bea Mountain Mining Company (BMMC) over the weekend presented several agricultural materials to citizens of Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County. The items are aimed at enhancing the level of food production in the communities.

[FrontPageAfrica] Zekepa, Nimba County: Jefferson Koijee, the Secretary General of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has decried over the manner and form that narratives about his party were not mentioned in the official gazette (life-sketch) of their partisan, the late former Representative Johnson Gwaikolo who held the position of the Vice Chairman for International Affairs before he demised on February 19, 2024.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Mr. K. Boboh Kollie, the executive director of (organization name), attributed Liberia's underdevelopment to a lack of accountability and transparency in the management of the country's natural resources.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has suspended Mr. Stanley Ford, Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), with immediate effect.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has expressed deep concerns over the recent nominations and appointments of some officials affecting local government structures, which are in violation of the legal framework outlined in the Local Government Act (LGA) of 2018.

[Vanguard] The cleric faulted the distribution of palliatives, adding that the people most often don't get them as a good part of the money meant for such is always stolen.

[This Day] Motivated by the outcome of the recent presidential election in Senegal, which produced 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye as president of that country, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on opposition political parties in Nigeria to learn from the exercise and form a coalition ahead of the 2027 general election.